Brand X MASQUES UK LP 1ST PRESS MAD HATTER ONE PLAY 100% MINT MINUS
  £   24
  $   32

 


£ 24 Sold For
Aug 27, 2013 Sold Date
Aug 20, 2013 Start Date
£   19 Start price
5   Number Of Bids
  Great Britain Country Of Seller
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Description



BRAND X - MASQUES

IN ONE PLAY  MINT MINUS!!!  CONDITION 

FIRST PRESS ON THE MAD HATTER LABEL 

MINT MINUS!! SLEEVE!!

 

  • CATALOGUE:CHARISMA CAS 1138 
  • MATRIX: CAS 1138 A//2 T 1 1 / B// 1 T 1 2 

 

THE RECORD

 

THE LABELS

THE PINK MAD HATTER LABELS ARE IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION,  THE PINK BASE COLOUR IS UNRUBBED AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR AND LEGIBLE, AND THERE ARE JUST ONE!! SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE TO DEMONSTRATE HOW LITTLE THIS ALBUM HAS BEEN PLAYED 

THE VINYL

THE VINYL IS IN GLEAMING CONDITION, AND IN DAYLIGHT LOOKS TO BE TOTALLY FLAWLESS, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. A TRULY MINT VINYL

 PLAYING THE RECORD

I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A FANTASTIC COLLECTIBLE VINYL, THAT YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. I HAVE THEREFORE INVESTED IN THE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DO JUST THAT.

I HAVE RECORDED THE ENTIRE LP FROM START TO FINISH AS I DO WITH ALL MY LISTINGS, AS I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BIDDERS WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE RECORD BEFORE LAYING A BID. THIS IS A SERVICE THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CUSTOMERS

THE LP PLAYS WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION WHATSOEVER

NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO LOUD CLICKS

NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND AT ANY POINT

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND ONLY THE BAREST SPECK OF STATIC IN A COUPLE OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES

I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MORE THAN 2-3 TINY DUST POPS THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH, TWO OF WHICH ARE RIGHT AT THE START OF SIDE TWO

I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS REPRODUCTION MINT MINUS!!!

PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LISTEN AND YOU BE THE JUDGE THOUGH

 

 

 

THE SLEEVE

 

UNLAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE BY JAMES UPTON

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNMARKED. THE LIGHT COLOURS  ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND TOTALLY UNRUBBED. NO RECORD SHAPE OR RING WEAR WHATSOEVER.there is the barest trace of very light handling to the outer edge of the white area

THERE ARE NO HEAVY CREASE LINES ,

THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!!  LINES NEAR THE SPINE, NONE ALONG THE TOP OR BOTTOM EDGES, AND ZERO!! THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ARE IN  PRISTINE CONDITION, NO LOSS OF COLOUR WHATSOEVER, AND PERFECT UNRUBBED CORNER TIPS

THE SPINE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, ALL OF THE COLOUR HAS BEEN RETAINED WITH ALL OF THE TYPEFACE PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. NO RUBBING TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TIPS EITHER

THE OPENING EDGE IS JUST RAZOR SHARP, SHOWING WHY THIS VINYL HAS REMAINED INSIDE THE SLEEVE FOR ALL THIS TIME.

THE REAR SURFACE HAS NO COLOUR LOSS WHATSOEVER, AND JUST ONE TINY LINE NEAR THE SPINE

NO RING WEAR OR RECORD SHAPE WHATSOEVER

THE POLY LINED INNER IS NEAR MINT CONDITION. NO SPLITS, CREASES, WRINKLES MARKS JUST THE BAREST SHADOW OF RECORD IMPRESSION 

I AM VERY HAPPY TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS

 

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT

GARRY

 

 





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